REPERTOIRE
In addition to all works listed in the Repertoire page, Cuarteto Latinoamericano offers these sample programs:
Tribute to the Americas.
| Works for string quartet by Villa-Lobos, Gershwin, Barber, Piazzolla and Ginastera |
Cuarteto Latinoamericano with oboist Tom Gallant.
| Works for quartet and oboe by Astor Piazzolla and W. A. Mozart |
Afro-Latin American Music for quartet.
| The rich and varied cultures that have shaped Latin America through the centuries are also present in its classical music. This program focuses on one of the most significant ones, the Afro-Caribbean tradition, and the imprint it has left on string quartets by several Latin American composers. |
| Dan Roman (PR) | Montuno Fever* |
| Tania León (Cuba/USA) | Esencia III: Agua de Manantial. |
| Alejandro Cardona(CR) | Echú |
| B. E. Atehortúa (COL) | Quartet No. 5 |
| Ludsen Martinus (COL) | Paisajes Caribeños |
| Paquito d'Rivera (Cuba/USA) | Wapango |
| Julián Orbón (Spain/Cuba) | Scherzo, from string quartet |
| Paquito d'Rivera (Cuba/USA) | Wapango |
| Roberto Sierra(PR) | Mambo7/16* |
| Leo Brouwer (Cuba) | Two movements from Cuarteto 3 |
Mexico - A Musical Journey, with Benjamin Juarez, lecturer.
| In this unique concert, the Latin Grammy Award-winning Cuarteto Latinoamericano and scholar Benjamin Juarez, professor emeritus at Boston University, explore connections in Mexican visual art, history, and culture through the music of six iconic composers alongside a narrated multimedia presentation of paintings ranging from artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to artists of today. Music by Mexican composers Ignacio Jerusalén, Gustavo Campa, Manuel M. Ponce, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez and Gabriela Ortiz |
Latin American Miniatures:
| José Evangelista (Spain/Canada) | Spanish Garland (1991) |
| Dan Roman (Puerto Rico) | Montuno Fever* (2014) |
| Manuel M. Ponce (Mexico) | Estrellita and Gavota |
| Alejandro Cardona (Costa Rica) | Echú (2010) * |
| Miguel del Aguila (Uruguay/USA) | Presto No. 2* (1995) |
| George Gershwin (USA) | Lullaby (1918) |
| Francisco Mignone (Brazil) | Andante cantabile (1958) |
| Javier Alvarez (Mexico) | Metro Chabacano* (1991) |
| Carlos Gardel (Argentina) | Volver (arr. Enrique Lopez) |
| Por una cabeza (arr. Enrique Lopez) | |
| Astor Piazzolla (Argentina) | Four for Tango (1987) |
| Libertango | |
| *Works dedicated to Cuarteto Latinoamericano | |
Austrian viola quintets
| Cuarteto Latinoamericano teams with American violinist/violist William Harvey, concertmaster of Mexico's National Symphony, for two great viola quintets, by Mozart and Bruckner. |
| W. A. Mozart | String quintet in C Major K. 515 |
| Anton Bruckner | String quintet |
Complete quartet cycles by Alberto Ginastera (3 quartets, 1 concert), Silvestre Revueltas (4 quartets, 1 concert) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (17 quartets, 5 concerts).
CUARTETO LATINOAMERICANO ® 2018
